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Difa
ديفة
Difeh
Village
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictAl-Haffah
SubdistrictMuzayraa
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
403
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Difa (Template:Lang-ar, also spelled Difeh) is a village in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Muzayraa Subdistrict of the al-Haffah District, located east of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Difa had a population of 403 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Difa is the birthplace of well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.[3]

References

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. Template:Ar icon
  2. ^ Meismani, 1998, p. 121.
  3. ^ Moubayed, 2006, p. 542.

Bibliography

  • Meismani, Julie Scott (1998), Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, vol. 1, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780415185714
  • Moubayed, Sami M. (2006), Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000, Cune Press, ISBN 9781885942401
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